Byron, Don / Ivey-Divey
| Album: | Ivey-Divey | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Byron, Don | Added: | Oct 2004 | |
| Label: | Blue Note | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2004-10-18 | Pull Date: | 2004-12-20 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 19 | Dec 12 | Nov 28 | Nov 14 | Nov 7 | Oct 31 | Oct 24 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 27, 2017: | Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles
I Want to Be Happy |
4. | Dec 10, 2004: | Memory Select
In a Silent Way |
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| 2. | Jan 06, 2005: | Umami Jazz Program
I Want to Be Happy |
5. | Dec 10, 2004: | No Cover, No Minimum - Favorites of 2004, Part 2
The Goon Drag |
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| 3. | Dec 16, 2004: | Umami Jazz Program
I've Found a New Baby |
6. | Dec 08, 2004: | Sunshine ... on a Rainy Day
Leopold, Leopold |
Album Review
Ben
Reviewed 2004-10-14
Reviewed 2004-10-14
Don Byron – Ivey-Divey
Clarinetist Byron is back with a throwback album commemorating the early solo Lester Young albums alongside the modal fusion of Miles Davis. The result is engaging, though things get a little pedestrian in some of the more modern parts. Byron has a sweet, fat clarinet tone, perfect for a nice Lester Young sound, and DeJohnette drives things along nicely. I’m not a big fan of Moran, and he seems to be holding back the old school tunes, though he holds his own on the Miles stuff.
The soloing here is excellent, but for some reason the album as a whole didn’t click for me (unlike the fantastic “Bug Music” album). But be sure not to miss their excellent arrangement of “In a Silent Way”.. worth the price of admission!
1. Subdued clarinet leads the swing
*2. Extremely laid-back swing
*3. Pretty, slow blues
*4. Swing builds nicely to powerful solos
5. Plaintive bluesy hymn
*6. Nice easygoing shuffle
7. Modern sounding modal swing
8. Fluttery clarinet leads to laid back solos
*9. Hard modern funky sound
10. Decent rendition of this chestnut with some nice solos
**11. Cool funky combo version of M Davis classic
*12. Swing devolves into chaos (a true alternate take. nice!)
Ben B 10/7/04
Clarinetist Byron is back with a throwback album commemorating the early solo Lester Young albums alongside the modal fusion of Miles Davis. The result is engaging, though things get a little pedestrian in some of the more modern parts. Byron has a sweet, fat clarinet tone, perfect for a nice Lester Young sound, and DeJohnette drives things along nicely. I’m not a big fan of Moran, and he seems to be holding back the old school tunes, though he holds his own on the Miles stuff.
The soloing here is excellent, but for some reason the album as a whole didn’t click for me (unlike the fantastic “Bug Music” album). But be sure not to miss their excellent arrangement of “In a Silent Way”.. worth the price of admission!
1. Subdued clarinet leads the swing
*2. Extremely laid-back swing
*3. Pretty, slow blues
*4. Swing builds nicely to powerful solos
5. Plaintive bluesy hymn
*6. Nice easygoing shuffle
7. Modern sounding modal swing
8. Fluttery clarinet leads to laid back solos
*9. Hard modern funky sound
10. Decent rendition of this chestnut with some nice solos
**11. Cool funky combo version of M Davis classic
*12. Swing devolves into chaos (a true alternate take. nice!)
Ben B 10/7/04
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